One, two, three, four

The last time I saw her, she was waving me goodbye

She swore no other boy would take my place

I took a mississippi queen through new orleans and down the bayou

I hoped to find my destiny, my fortune and my face.

Please tell her that I said hello

Explain to her I didn't want to go

But a message from her daddy said 'he's gonna see me dead'

And if I can get out now, she'll never know

She'll never know, never know.

I stayed around, I played around with all those southern belles

But they took away my money and my pride

I had no place to go and the rest you know darn well

Living out the gutter ain't so easy to describe.

But I still had my guitar, so I joined a dirty band

Working in a smoky downtown bar

When comes along this big wheel with a contract in his hand

Said 'put your mark along here boy, I'm gonna make you a rock'n'roll star'.

Please tell her that I said hello

Explain to her I didn't want to go

But a message from her daddy said 'he's gonna see me dead'

And if I can get out now, she'll never know

Never know, never know.

Well the years have come and gone and I was passing through to find

That my home town was still the same to see

Well, the memory I had of her had crumbled from my mind

I really didn't think she'd still be waiting here for me.

Please tell her that I said hello

Explain to her I didn't want to go

But a message from her daddy said 'he's gonna see me dead'

And if I can get out now, she'll never know

She'll never know, never know.

Mmm...

If I can get out now, she'll never know

Never know, never know

Never know, never know

Never know.